Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Elfenthron by Holly Black

27 reviews

eule's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I finished this absolute masterpiece of a trilogy. Thank you Holly Black for 

• adventure
• scheme
• a powerful ruling couple
• cute relationships
• mysterious riddles
• lovable characters
• revenge
• a magical world
• surprising plot twists
• …

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and War

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Pregnancy

culzean's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Alcohol, Classism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Death, Medical content, Pregnancy, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, and War

lisyasversion's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Everything was insane! I’m in love with this masterpiece! Its a total perfection, ethereal and magical. I can’t believe its the ending of the series. Glad it’s a happy one. I love Cardan’s character’s development, he’s just the misunderstood villain and somehow too smart for us to understand his crazy games. 

Our queen finally got her recognition as deserved.
“Two paths are before me, but only one leads to victory”- Jude Duarte

One of the moments that altered my brain chemistry :

“Jude you can’t really think I don’t know it’s you. I knew you from the moment you walk into the brugh.”-69

“She is my wife,” Cardan says, his voice is carrying over the crowd. “The rightful High Queen of Elfhame and most definitely not in exile.”-147

“It was terrifying,” he says “Watching you fall. I mean you’re generally terrifying but I am unused to fearing for you and then I was furious. I am not sure I have ever been that angry before.”
 “Mortals are fragile.” I say  “Not you,” he says in a way that sounds a little like a lament “you never break.”-159

“You were very formidable tonight, my queen,”-200

“My sweet nemesis, how glad I am that you returned.”-204

“It’s you, I love” he says. “I spent much of my life guarding my heart. I guarded it so well that I could behave as though I didn’t have one at all. Even now, it is a shabby, worm-eaten, and scabrous thing. But it is yours.”-209

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Toxic relationship

sempiterne's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Violence and Toxic relationship

Minor: Drug use, Alcohol, and Death of parent

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Body horror, Kidnapping, War, Sexual content, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Grief, Death, Physical abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Murder, Sexism, and Violence

Minor: Abandonment, Cannibalism, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Slavery, and Torture

kynthebookworm's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

 don’t know if I’m in the minority here or not or if it’s because I’m sleep deprived but I am absolutely IN LOVE with this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Blood and Child abuse

Minor: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, War, and Vomit

princessrory's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Gore, Medical content, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Death, and War

Moderate: Murder, Torture, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Grief, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Drug use, Pregnancy, Cannibalism, Infidelity, Abortion, Gaslighting, Bullying, and Death of parent

lizzye33's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Medical trauma

Moderate: Classism, Cannibalism, Deportation, Emotional abuse, War, Blood, Gore, Grief, Pregnancy, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Animal death, and Abortion

thedevouringbookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Violence and Toxic relationship

filipa_maia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was the perfect ending to the perfect story.

When I first start reading The Cruel Prince I was not expecting to fall in love so dearly for this story. But everything about it made me keep reading it: the world creation is amazing, the intricacy of the story line, the political wars, the love, the fear, the hate... I was seriously committed to these characters and what would happen to them.

I'm very glad it ended the way it did. Can't wait to read more books by Holly Black.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body horror, Medical content, and War

Minor: Murder, Torture, Pregnancy, and Alcohol